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Through mud & memories, Nepal searches for those lost
People lined up outside hospitals, looking through photographs of the dead pasted on walls; families wading through mud and debris in search of their possessions; a woman carrying a child past damaged buildings; and a dead dog lying amid...
Nepal Flood Live News: 108 Indians Rescued in Devastating Flood Crisis, 275 Still Missing, Says MEA; Search Operations Underway
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday said 108 Indian nationals have been rescued in Nepal, while 275 Indians are still missing as search and rescue efforts continue in the flood-affected areas. The post Nepal Flood Live News:...
Ladakh’s 464 bird species Under threat: SACON
NGT report flags tourism, infrastructure, climate change habitat disturbance; 65 species face high conservation concern
Nepal flood: Jammu school children offer prayers, contribute to relief
Jammu: As Nepal grapples with the devastation caused by deadly flash floods, schoolchildren in Jammu have come together to offer prayers, express solidarity with the affected families and contribute towards relief efforts. With prayers on their lips and concern...
Nepal flood death toll surpasses 600, Tibet’s death toll obscured as China restricts information
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 29: The catastrophic glacier collapse and ensuing flash floods that tore through the Nepal–Tibet border region have killed more than 600 people in Nepal, while the Chinese authorities have reported only seven deaths in the...
Nepal flood triggers scrutiny of Chinese expanding infrastructure in occupied Tibet
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 29: The catastrophic flash flood that struck Nepal’s Rasuwa district on August 26, killing more than 600 people and leaving scores missing, has sparked fresh scrutiny of China’s expanding infrastructure footprint in occupied Tibet. Nepali...
Lobga Rangzen’s family meets U.S. Mission to UN, urges sustained attention on Tibet
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 29: A delegation of Tibetans, including Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) President Tsering Chomphel, members of the family of late independence activist Lobga Rangzen, former TYC President and MP Tenzing Jigme, and Regional TYC New York...
When a mountain falls: How ice and rock triggered Nepal’s catastrophic flood – and why climate change is raising the risks
A geologist explains how thawing permafrost and melting ice are increasing the risk of destructive floods in the Himalayas and other high mountain regions around the world.
Threat of lake burst after glacial collapse near Nepal-Tibet disaster site eases
Authorities are monitoring conditions to warn rescue operations downstream if needed
Was climate change to blame for the Nepal floods? Here's what we know
Climate change is leading to conditions that can destabilize high-mountain rock and ice, strengthening prospects for disasters such as the Himalayan flood along the border between Nepal and China's Tibet, scientists say, while warning climate change may not be...
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